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If COBOL programming defaults DOB to 1875 then why are there people over 150 in SS?
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:54 am
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:54 am
Wouldn't 150 be the maximum age if a system default of 1875 was the reason?
Elon confirmed two things that blow the COBOL programming DOB default to 1875 theory out of the water
There are people older than 150 meaning the default date was not 1875 which is what the whole COBOL theory is based on
And that these people are still checked as alive in the system when that is impossible
Elon confirmed two things that blow the COBOL programming DOB default to 1875 theory out of the water
There are people older than 150 meaning the default date was not 1875 which is what the whole COBOL theory is based on
And that these people are still checked as alive in the system when that is impossible
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Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:55 am to stout
Don't ask questions like that. Accept that Elon is obviously an idiot and move along.
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Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:57 am to LNCHBOX
One anonymous account on X started this theory and the left has run it in the ground without a logical explanation for anyone being over 150.
If everyone stopped at 150 then I could get behind it being a default age situation but that's not the case so the COBOL theory is busted
If everyone stopped at 150 then I could get behind it being a default age situation but that's not the case so the COBOL theory is busted
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:58 am to stout
1875 is the default. That means if nothing is entered it will put 1875. However a user could still accidentally enter an incorrect date like put 1863 instead of 1963.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:58 am to stout
If someone is receiving a check why can't their correct DOB be put in the system?
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:00 am to chryso
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1875 is the default. That means if nothing is entered it will put 1875. However a user could still accidentally enter an incorrect date like put 1863 instead of 1963.
That’s quite a lot of “accidental” entries. Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:00 am to chryso
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However a user could still accidentally enter an incorrect date like put 1863 instead of 1963.
An accident to the tune of millions of people?
Get real
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:02 am to stout
I'm not saying there were a million accidents. You asked how someone could have a birthday older than 1875 in the system and I am telling you how it could possibly happen.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:03 am to MrFantastic
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If someone is receiving a check why can't their correct DOB be put in the system?
Correct
Which is worse? The fact that there are people on SS that shouldn't be and are long dead or that SS is so incompetent we don't have DOBs in the system to even know if people are alive.
Both are equally bad and pure incompetence.
This COBOL theory isn't the "gotcha" Dems think it is.
Either way proves incompetence at the very least and possible fraud at the worst.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:04 am to chryso
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and I am telling you how it could possibly happen.
Yea that could happen to a few people. That's a weak excuse considering the sheer scope of people over 150 which again blows the COBOL theory out of the water.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:04 am to MrFantastic
Have not followed story.. but fwiw you have to apply to trigger your ss.. and fill out information.. when you want to start getting( down to the month)… it is then reviewed and you get approved or denied.. and yes you can get denied.. i know people that were denied….
It takes a few months to work through the system..
So if people are getting checks and not suppose to they went through a lot of effort to fraud the system.
It takes a few months to work through the system..
So if people are getting checks and not suppose to they went through a lot of effort to fraud the system.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:05 am to chryso
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I'm not saying there were a million accidents. You asked how someone could have a birthday older than 1875 in the system and I am telling you how it could possibly happen.
Even you say that's not what happened here though, so what exactly is the point you're trying to make?
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:07 am to chryso
Should have spent the money on upgrades to that system instead of giving out free money to people who should be out earning it.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:07 am to stout
A poster in another thread was threatening Elon to not "frick with SS" and that it would be a losing strategy with conservatives. . . So I suppose these idiots are alright with all of the fraud and inaccuracies within the SS system.
Also, on the note of COBOL, it is still very widely used in the financial world. Some of the biggest banks in the world are still running a portion of their operation in COBOL.
Also, on the note of COBOL, it is still very widely used in the financial world. Some of the biggest banks in the world are still running a portion of their operation in COBOL.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:07 am to Thecoz
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they went through a lot of effort to fraud the system.
We were sending SS checks to expats who have been out of the country for more than 6 months. That's not supposed to happen.
Pretty sure it also came to light that foreigners who have never lived here were frauding the system.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:09 am to stout
How do you know these people are receiving checks? Is “setting the death field to FALSE!” how someone gets a check?
Have there been any number or totals of much money these millions of centenarians were receiving? If not, why not? Looks like it has be extremely easy for the kids doing the audits to calculate.
Have there been any number or totals of much money these millions of centenarians were receiving? If not, why not? Looks like it has be extremely easy for the kids doing the audits to calculate.
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Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:10 am to stout
The left is a cult.
Born out of Russia.
Born out of Russia.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:11 am to 4cubbies
Expats can legally qualify
“To qualify, you'll typically need to have earned 40 work credits, which is about 10 years of work.
Lawfully present noncitizens who meet eligibility requirements may also qualify.
Foreign citizens with a U.S. work history may qualify under certain agreements
“To qualify, you'll typically need to have earned 40 work credits, which is about 10 years of work.
Lawfully present noncitizens who meet eligibility requirements may also qualify.
Foreign citizens with a U.S. work history may qualify under certain agreements
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:14 am to 4cubbies
They are still auditing it all, Chubbies. Calm down and the info will be revealed soon
Even if none of them were receiving benefits, do you at the very least admit that it proves pure incompetence that they are still in the system marked as active?
Even if none of them were receiving benefits, do you at the very least admit that it proves pure incompetence that they are still in the system marked as active?
This post was edited on 2/18/25 at 10:17 am
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:16 am to stout
I’m pretty calm. You keep manically posting tweets so I mistakenly assumed you had actual data other than tweets.
I need to see a primary source to verify the social media posts. I don’t just gobble up what the elite spoon feeds the public without question.
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Even if none of them were receiving benefits, do you at the very least it proves pure incompetence that they are still in the system marked as active?
I need to see a primary source to verify the social media posts. I don’t just gobble up what the elite spoon feeds the public without question.
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